M25 crash J3–J2 anticlockwise

Crash on the M25 anticlockwise at J3–J2 on Friday 25 September 2026, from 10:52. Cleared at 19:08 after 8 h 16 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 19:08 on 25 Sept 2026, after 8 h 16 min

Location

M25 anticlockwise · J3–J2

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~36 min

Sources

TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. Fri 10:52 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min
2. Fri 11:01 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~10), “Stationary traffic”
3. Fri 11:14 TomTom: delay now ~23 min (was ~15)
4. Fri 14:02 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
5. Fri 14:12 TomTom: delay now ~27 min (was ~19)
6. Fri 14:41 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
7. Fri 15:31 TomTom: delay now ~36 min (was ~26)
8. Fri 18:12 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. Fri 18:47 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
10. Fri 19:00 TomTom no longer reports it
11. Fri 19:00 All clear: no source reports it any more
12. Fri 19:04 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
13. Fri 19:08 TomTom no longer reports it

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (3 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J3 and J2).

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 crash J10–J9 anticlockwise02:51 · cleared after 33 min
• M25 crash J27–J28 clockwise02:13 · cleared after 1 h 29 min
• M25 crash J15 anticlockwise00:20 · cleared after 25 min
• M25 crash J11–J10 anticlockwiseyesterday 22:19 · cleared after 52 min
• M25 reported crash J11 anticlockwiseyesterday 21:53 · cleared after 49 min
• M25 crash J16–J17 clockwiseyesterday 14:21 · cleared after 5 h 2 min
• M25 reported crash J11–J12 clockwiseyesterday 13:24 · cleared after 1 h 8 min
• M25 crash J27–J28 clockwiseyesterday 12:31 · cleared after 37 min
• M25 crash J13–J12 anticlockwiseyesterday 06:52 · cleared after 2 h 55 min
• M25 stopped traffic J30yesterday 06:49 · cleared after 2 h 8 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M25 J3 and M25 J2.

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